Witness of the Light\nThe day is near.\nThe heart prepares to receive Emmanuel\u2014\nthe God who desires to dwell in our midst.\nLike John the Baptist, we are called\nto be witnesses of the Light:\nto reflect it in our lives\nand to prepare a path for others to encounter the Lord.\nMary shows us the deepest way of receiving.\nHer simple \u201cYes\u201d opened heaven\nand ignited the hope of the world.\nShe carried the Light within her\nand offered it to the world in love and faith.\nThrough her example, we learn\nnot only to receive God with words,\nbut with our entire life.\n\u2022 How can I be a witness of Christ\u2019s light in my surroundings?\n\u2022 How do I want to welcome Emmanuel into my life\u2014together with Mary?\n\n#ChristmasIsNear #HolyFamily #Immanuel #WitnessesOfLight #SchoenstattSistersOfMary #JesusIsComing #Lightbearer”,”ranges”:[{“offset”:686,”length”:16,”entity”:{“__typename”:”Hashtag”,”__isEntity”:”Hashtag”,”mobileUrl”:”https:\/\/m.facebook.com\/hashtag\/christmasisnear”,”url”:”https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hashtag\/christmasisnear?__eep__=6″,”id”:”129928867198502″,”__isNode”:”Hashtag
